Panasonic 1200N Multipoint-to-Multipoint Connection, Multipoint-to-Point Connection, Mux, Ndis

N Glossary

Multipoint-to-Multipoint Connection

A Multipoint-to-Multipoint Connection is a collection of associated ATM VC or

VP links, and their associated nodes, with the following properties:

•All Nodes in the connection, called endpoints, serve as a Root Node in a Point-to-Multipoint connection to all of the (N-1) remaining endpoints.

•Each of the endpoints on the connection can send information directly to any other endpoint, but the receiving endpoint cannot distinguish which of the endpoints is sending information without additional (e.g., higher layer) information.

Multipoint-to-Point Connection

A Point-to-Multipoint Connection may have zero bandwidth from the Root node to the Leaf Nodes, and non-zero return bandwidth from the Leaf Nodes to the Root Node. Such a connection is also known as a Multipoint-to-Point Connection. Note that UNI 4.0 does not support this connection type.

MUX

Multiplexer: Electronic equipment which allows two or more signals to pass over one communications circuit. That (circuit) may be a phone line, a microwave circuit, a through-the-air TV signal. That circuit may be analog or digital. There are many multiplexing techniques to accommodate both.

N

Native Address

An address that matches one of a given node's summary addresses.

NC

Network Connection

NDIS

Network Driver Interface Specification: Refer to 3COM/Microsoft, LAN Manager:

Network Driver Interface Specification, October 8, 1990.

NE

Network Element: A system that supports at least NEFs and may also support Operation System Functions/Mediation Functions. An ATM NE may be realized as either a standalone device or a geographically distributed system. It cannot be further decomposed into managed elements in the context of a given management function.

B-48	Centillion 1200N ATM Switch User Manual
	NTP 297-8103-903